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tell me where you stand on fiscal cliff. what's going to happen here, congresswoman? >> well, i am hoping because i'm the kind of person that always worked across the aisle. in fact on my foreign-ones committee, kay granger and i have been called the odd couple, we work well together. i've spoken to hal rodgers, chairman of the appropriations committee, i'm optimist being that we can sit at the table and get these things done. comprehensive tax reform is going to take longer, but we can make sure that the middle class keeps its tax cuts. we can make sure we target some waste. you can have across-the-board cuts. we have to have a very clear plan to cut back on certain areas. we can't cut back on programs that benefit the working and the middle class. we have to make sure our kids are educated. we have to make sure they have health care. but there are places in the bill that we can cut, and we don't want to do it with a sledge hammer. we're wise enough to be able to use a scalpel. so, again, i hope that we can sit together, work something out and do it soon. frankly, th
tell me where you stand on fiscal cliff. what's going to happen here, congresswoman? >> well, i am hoping because i'm the kind of person that always worked across the aisle. in fact on my foreign-ones committee, kay granger and i have been called the odd couple, we work well together. i've spoken to hal rodgers, chairman of the appropriations committee, i'm optimist being that we can sit at the table and get these things done. comprehensive tax reform is going to take longer, but we can...
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wa wall street is saying about the fiscal cliff. plus kate out of the hospital but is she out of the woods. she's out of the hospital after battling a treatment for severe morning sickness. we get a report from london straight ahead. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. citi price rewind. avoid bad.fats. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains a
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cliff. >>> the latest on the death of the royal nurse. >>> handcuffed man makes off with a police cruiser. >>> and could hillary clinton be presented with an offer she can't refuse? >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. right now residents in the midwest are waking up to some of the heaviest snowfall they've seen in two months. a low moving storm dumped more than a foot. 150 flight cancellations and delays at minneapolis st. paul airport. nbc meteorologist bill karins has been tracking those storms. it looks bad. >> impressive. ten inches in minneapolis. winter has arrived and in a big way through the middle of the country. the wind chills are brutal this morning. all of this mess is now sliding to the east coast. thankfully not the snow and ice. the storm itself is actually located over lower michigan heading up towards just north of buffalo. these storms in the winter that track up into canada drag warmer air to the east coast. that's why we're not worried about a big snow
cliff. >>> the latest on the death of the royal nurse. >>> handcuffed man makes off with a police cruiser. >>> and could hillary clinton be presented with an offer she can't refuse? >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. right now residents in the midwest are waking up to some of the heaviest snowfall they've seen in two months. a low moving storm dumped more than a foot. 150 flight cancellations and delays at minneapolis st. paul airport. nbc...
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. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. >> the gop is on the ropes and they're ready to cave. >> the house republican leadership are like generals, hunkered away in a bunker who don't realize that their army has already laid down its arms. >> what we got today was a seminar on how to surrender. >> need the president to scare the dickens out of those people. >> if congress in any way suggests they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling, folks, i will not play that game. >> do we need a better mouthpiece for the republicans. >> revenues will come from guess who? the rich. >> maybe they need to learn a thing or two from president obama. >> this is a solvable problem. i do remain optimistic that we can get something done that is good for families. ♪ >>> it's exactly one month since the president's resounding re-election, but if you thought the campaign was over, you'd be wrong. in the fight over the fiscal cliff, the president is again reaching out to voters for their support. this afternoon a northern vi
. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. >> the gop is on the ropes and they're ready to cave. >> the house republican leadership are like generals, hunkered away in a bunker who don't realize that their army has already laid down its arms. >> what we got today was a seminar on how to surrender. >> need the president to scare the dickens out of those people. >> if congress in any way suggests they're going to tie...
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today president obama returns to campaign mode taking the fiscal cliff message to detroit. yesterday the president and speaker boehner met privately at the white house, their first face-to-face meeting since they agreed last week to clear everyone else out of the negotiating room. so what happened? well, neither side revealed anything about the meetings, only saying that the lines of communication remain open. but yesterday another influential republican, senator bob corker from the senate banking commission said his party should consider the president's idea of raising tax rates on the wealthy. >> there is a growing group of folks that are looking at this and realizing that we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year end. we have one house, that's it. the presidency and the senate is in the democrat's hands. a lot of people are putting forth a theory and i think it has merit where you go in and give the president the 2% increase that he's talking about, the rate increase on the top 2% and all of a sudden the shift goes back to entitlements. i ac
today president obama returns to campaign mode taking the fiscal cliff message to detroit. yesterday the president and speaker boehner met privately at the white house, their first face-to-face meeting since they agreed last week to clear everyone else out of the negotiating room. so what happened? well, neither side revealed anything about the meetings, only saying that the lines of communication remain open. but yesterday another influential republican, senator bob corker from the senate...
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is it just becausest fiscal cliff? if we do clear the fiscal cliff, why does that change the politics? >> if they get a big deal like that, i think the bipartisan muscles will work and the personal relationships will be required. that's, to me, the big missing element. there is not in the first term particularly the last year of the president's first term there is not a lot of warmness between the president and mitch mcconnell and john boehner. they're both back as the leaders of their party. he has to breakthrough in order to have at least trust if not warm fuzziness. >> how are second terms generally different for a president? is it a liberation? >> should be. but they can be perilous. remember, iran-contra. we don't have to speak to the clinton second term. there are a lot of pitfalls. and i think the real challenge here is obama white house really reaching out to the hill. i know they've been rebuff repeatedly. they have to have better congressional relations and expand the cabinet and the white house beyond the co
is it just becausest fiscal cliff? if we do clear the fiscal cliff, why does that change the politics? >> if they get a big deal like that, i think the bipartisan muscles will work and the personal relationships will be required. that's, to me, the big missing element. there is not in the first term particularly the last year of the president's first term there is not a lot of warmness between the president and mitch mcconnell and john boehner. they're both back as the leaders of their...
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how do you approach the fiscal cliff in. >> well, of course the fiscal cliff has two pieces. one the across the board meat ax sequester cuts which everybody agrees are a bad way to cut the deficit. and i do believe we'll find a way to buy down those cuts, find alternative ways to save money for a temporary period while we negotiate other things. now, on the tax part of the fiscal cliff, i would argue strongly that that was a major part of the campaign and -- >> i'm talking about the budget cuts, right. >> he was crystal clear he said we should avoid the main part of the fiscal cliff by extending all of the middle class tax cuts and that number you used of around $500 billion, most of that comes from the middle class tax cuts and what the president has said we should extend all of those middle class tax cuts right away. it's republicans who have said, wait a minute, nobody gets any tax relief unless very wealthy people, people like mitt romney, get this bonus tax break. >> but the president has said he would veto a bill that would extend all of the bush tax cuts, give the weal
how do you approach the fiscal cliff in. >> well, of course the fiscal cliff has two pieces. one the across the board meat ax sequester cuts which everybody agrees are a bad way to cut the deficit. and i do believe we'll find a way to buy down those cuts, find alternative ways to save money for a temporary period while we negotiate other things. now, on the tax part of the fiscal cliff, i would argue strongly that that was a major part of the campaign and -- >> i'm talking about the...
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fiscal cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is a crisis vomit. secondly the president is free to lead. he doesn't have to worry about offending the base and saying he's for significant entitlement reform. he can lead and come to the middle saying to mitch mcconnell and john boehner, look, i'm for significant entitlement reform and revenues with it. let's go. if he needs and public with a plan, and the republicans torpedo that plan refusing to raise revenue, i think they're going to face political extinction in the next election because americans want the problems taken care of. >> governor? i'm sorry. i have to interrupt you. >> my congratulations to president obama and the first lady and the vice president biden and dr. biden. like many americans, i was hoping that this presidential election would turn out a little differently. mitt romney and paul ryan are good men. they
fiscal cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is a crisis vomit. secondly the president is free to lead. he doesn't have to worry about offending the base and saying he's for significant entitlement reform. he can lead and come to the middle saying to mitch mcconnell and john boehner, look, i'm for significant entitlement reform and revenues with it. let's...
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. >>> plus, going off a fiscal cliff. president obama prepared to play hardball with congress against legislation to block year-end tax hikes. what he's demanding, no ifs, ands, or buts. in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement...
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we can stop calling ate fiscal cliff, too. i'll explain why in the spin as we roll on for wednesday, the 24th of october. rogaine? well, i'll admit it. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven to help stop hair loss. and for 85% of guys, it regrew hair. save up to 42% now at rogaine.com. that makes tv even better. if your tv were a prom queen, zeebox would be a stretch limo. with this enchanting union, comes a sunroof she can scream from... i'm goin' to prom! [ male announcer ] ...and a driver named bruce that she can re-name james... faster, james! [ male announcer ] ...just 'cause. download zeebox free, and have the night of your life with your tv. >>> can you spare an extra five grand next year because that's how much more a family with two working adults forced to shell out if congress doesn't act. no, not the full expiration of bush tax cuts and could cost you additional six grand. additional five grand i'm talking about that you would be fork
we can stop calling ate fiscal cliff, too. i'll explain why in the spin as we roll on for wednesday, the 24th of october. rogaine? well, i'll admit it. i was skeptical at first. but after awhile even my girlfriend noticed a difference. [ male announcer ] rogaine is proven to help stop hair loss. and for 85% of guys, it regrew hair. save up to 42% now at rogaine.com. that makes tv even better. if your tv were a prom queen, zeebox would be a stretch limo. with this enchanting union, comes a...
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in the midst, and we'll talk about the fiscal cliff in a minute, about the midst of the fiscal cliff and who's doing what, this is a huge news story, dropped on capitol hill that seemed to take everybody by surprise. what's the reaction up there. >> reporter: the pieces that are less sprying look at the fact that republicans failed to reclaim majority, that always has an influence on how much power senators think they have if they're among the minority. jim demint said he would not seek another term. at some point there was a plan for him to forecast his future. the timing of doing it right now certainly caught people by surprise. but it also is a point where it tells you that he feels comfortable that the voice of objection on some things has been the seed has been filled here. he's got a mike lee of utah, rand paul of kentucky, who can fill some of the void that he would be leaving. it really is also, perhaps, good news for someone like mitch mcconnell, he can with his own reelections coming up not have the counterweight of jim demint's considerable presence within the chamber. so
in the midst, and we'll talk about the fiscal cliff in a minute, about the midst of the fiscal cliff and who's doing what, this is a huge news story, dropped on capitol hill that seemed to take everybody by surprise. what's the reaction up there. >> reporter: the pieces that are less sprying look at the fact that republicans failed to reclaim majority, that always has an influence on how much power senators think they have if they're among the minority. jim demint said he would not seek...
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so if we go over the fiscal cliff, short-term paying long-term gain? will senate democrats be willing to give ground in chuck schumer said he was open to changes in medicare and medicaid. >> what i like to say about medicare is, it gives excellent health care highly and efficient efficiently. the trick is to get rid of all of he's inefficiencies which anyone who goes through the system knows and still preserve the basic system. >> meanwhile, though, a reminder of the box/boehner. last night he said this about how health care reform. >> well, i think the election changes that. it's pretty clear that the president was re-elected. obama care is the law of the land. >> but you won't be spending the time next year trying to repeal obamacare? >> there certainly may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> well, almost immediately after the interview boehner tweeted this. obamacare is law of the land, but it is raising costs and threatening jobs. our goal has been and will remain full repeal. >>> boehne
so if we go over the fiscal cliff, short-term paying long-term gain? will senate democrats be willing to give ground in chuck schumer said he was open to changes in medicare and medicaid. >> what i like to say about medicare is, it gives excellent health care highly and efficient efficiently. the trick is to get rid of all of he's inefficiencies which anyone who goes through the system knows and still preserve the basic system. >> meanwhile, though, a reminder of the box/boehner....
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. >>> the fiscal cliff. is the u.s. closer to the edge of an economic disaster, or is there room for compromise? and we compare what the president and the gop house leader said. >>> spending spree. new signs today that the economy is on the upswing, and you might be driving it. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt," let's get to what's happening right now out there as we have new information today on the shocking resignation of cia director david petraeus. we have now learned the fbi opened an investigation into his biographer, paula broadwell, for allegedly accessing petraeus' e-mails. all this just a week before the general was set to testify before congress on the benghazi attack. joining me now is greg miller, national security correspondent for "the washington post." greg, what a morning. let's get right to it. i'd like to hear the latest that you've learned. >> well, you know, the big question now is what is the reason for this fbi investigation into this e-mail? and it does look like this i
. >>> the fiscal cliff. is the u.s. closer to the edge of an economic disaster, or is there room for compromise? and we compare what the president and the gop house leader said. >>> spending spree. new signs today that the economy is on the upswing, and you might be driving it. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt," let's get to what's happening right now out there as we have new information today on the shocking resignation of cia director...
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and as you know, this isn't one fiscal cliff. this is six or seven different things that can be taken on one at a time. the middle class and the working class can be protected. the only thing preventing that from happening is the house leadership. and that's a tough situation for the republicans to be in, where they either have to show their true priority, which is to hold the middle class hostage, or take this piece away and be forced to show what they're really standing for. >> but if you look at the fish bowl the republicans are swimming in right now, there are a lot of sharks. you've got mitch mcconnell, who's running for re-election. you've got eric cantor, looking over speaker boehner's shoulder. he'd love to have that job. i mean, how can you get an honest broker out of the republican camp, when all of this stuff is swimming around? you've got the hard right-wing tea partyers out there. you've got mcconnell looking at possibly being in a real tough re-election. and as i said, you know, boehner, is he protecting his backsid
and as you know, this isn't one fiscal cliff. this is six or seven different things that can be taken on one at a time. the middle class and the working class can be protected. the only thing preventing that from happening is the house leadership. and that's a tough situation for the republicans to be in, where they either have to show their true priority, which is to hold the middle class hostage, or take this piece away and be forced to show what they're really standing for. >> but if...
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let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of the way she put it? it's not a threat. she said, listen, these are the facts. >> nice little economy you have there. nice little economy you have there. it would be a shame it if anything happened to it. that's not a threat. look, we have to start looking at what happens if we do, in fact, go over the so-called cliff, and what happens is, you know, one thing is we take a huge bite out of the deficit. we do it in a crude may, and there would be immediate attempts to fix it and fine-tune it and take some back. some would probably get through. if you actually want to look at it from a policy standpoint, it may not be the worst possible option to just go over the cliff and then put back in the tax cuts and the spending increases or renewals that you'd like to put ba
let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of the way she put it? it's not a threat. she said, listen, these are the facts. >> nice little economy you have there. nice little economy you have there. it would be...
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let's remind the viewers what we mean when we talk about the fiscal cliff. this is what is happening at the end of the year. the bush tax cuts expire, taxes go up. the emergency unemployment benefits end. the 2011 payroll tax moll day expires. the alternative minimum tax kicks in. taxes automatically go up. plus, at the same time, you have nearly $1 trillion in spending cuts that are automatic what we mean by the sequester, half of that in defense and non-defense cut russ triggered that's what has to be averted, senator coburn. here is my bottom-line question. my view is that if there is a mandate from this election, it's about compromise in washington. so, what pain do republicans have to accept to get to a deal, in your judgment? >> i think you heard the speaker of the house say they are ready for the president to lead, agree to revenue increases but i think they are also interested in making sure we downsize appropriately, the federal government in terms of its waste. there is -- there is no question that we have a government that's twice the size it was
let's remind the viewers what we mean when we talk about the fiscal cliff. this is what is happening at the end of the year. the bush tax cuts expire, taxes go up. the emergency unemployment benefits end. the 2011 payroll tax moll day expires. the alternative minimum tax kicks in. taxes automatically go up. plus, at the same time, you have nearly $1 trillion in spending cuts that are automatic what we mean by the sequester, half of that in defense and non-defense cut russ triggered that's what...
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and a new battle over the fiscal cliff. the election celebration is short-lived. a surprise resignation by cia director david petraeus comes days before congressional hearings over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. we'll get reaction this morning from capitol hill and the very latest reporting on this developing story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, who broke the story friday afternoon. also the president and republicans get set to negotiate new taxes and spending cuts. is a breakthrough possible? >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. we've debated over and over again. and on tuesday night we found out that the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but as americans. now, we want you to lead. >> where does it all go from sneer we'll ask democratic senator from new york chuck schumer and republican senator from oklahoma tom coburn. also we check in with cnbc's jim cramer, hear about the economic stakes should was
and a new battle over the fiscal cliff. the election celebration is short-lived. a surprise resignation by cia director david petraeus comes days before congressional hearings over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. we'll get reaction this morning from capitol hill and the very latest reporting on this developing story from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, who broke the story friday afternoon. also the president and republicans get set to negotiate new taxes...
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the ceos said merely avoiding the fiscal cliff is not enough. bringing in now zachary, "newsweek" columnist and contributor to cnbc and t"the daily beast". i'm glad you're here to talk about this. what the ceos are saying is we need long-term fiscal order here a plan to get it under control and in order. and if we don't, we risk another credit rating downgrade. everyone could potentially feel the results of that. so where does the truth lie and why are sides so far apart? >> first of all, this is an identical replay of what went on in the summer of 2011 when this temporary solution to the debt ceiling cast us in the cards, mean it said 18 months from now all this will go away. >> they punted. >> we're back to where we were in july of 2011 when everyone was warning you to do a deal or there will be negative consequences. two things ability this. one, we are not going to head off a fiscal cliff and the only reason i can say that with great certitude, there's no global pressure on us, we can print money and borrow money and whether it's december 30
the ceos said merely avoiding the fiscal cliff is not enough. bringing in now zachary, "newsweek" columnist and contributor to cnbc and t"the daily beast". i'm glad you're here to talk about this. what the ceos are saying is we need long-term fiscal order here a plan to get it under control and in order. and if we don't, we risk another credit rating downgrade. everyone could potentially feel the results of that. so where does the truth lie and why are sides so far apart?...
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because of the fiscal cliff. and because of the fy-13 or 2013 appropriations which have now been moved to next year. how much of a player does he make himself? is he going to be at the table at the white house like he was in august of 2011 when he very much pushed back against the white house and the rhetoric? he will be way more than a big player. but i think he may not try to be in your face as you might expect. >> expect him to talk about the fiscal cliff today. do you buy it? >> i like speaker boehner. he's old school. but i think he has a caucus biting at his heels. i don't know that he'll do that or won't. >> great to have you here. thank you so much. >>> something to keep you up to speed on because we are watching it. this possibility of a nor'easter adding insult to injury on the eastern seaboard. now bracing for this bad weather. today this storm could dump up to a foot of snow and bring more flooding to coastal areas. more than 1200 flights have been canceled. and michael bloomberg is urging residents i
because of the fiscal cliff. and because of the fy-13 or 2013 appropriations which have now been moved to next year. how much of a player does he make himself? is he going to be at the table at the white house like he was in august of 2011 when he very much pushed back against the white house and the rhetoric? he will be way more than a big player. but i think he may not try to be in your face as you might expect. >> expect him to talk about the fiscal cliff today. do you buy it? >>...
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-- going over the fiscal cliff is a viable option. do you believe it's a viable option? >> well, i know, as we all know, that our country has a real challenge with our debt and deficit and i would argue with our investment in people so that we can be vibrant once again in order to meet that challenge we have to have a balanced and fair approach that talks about spending cuts and entitlements and revenue. if revenue is not part of that package it's going to fall on the middle class. if the revenue falls on the middle class it is an unfair, unbalanced package. this president ran and won on saying to the american people the wealthiest americans have to participate in this challenge. it's now up to us to meet that goal and find a solution to this problem. >> but to answer the question spes specifically, do you think the president needs to keep as a live option going over the cliff if necessary? >> i think the president was very clear in his campaign, and i think the response from the american people in electing him was that we want a fair
-- going over the fiscal cliff is a viable option. do you believe it's a viable option? >> well, i know, as we all know, that our country has a real challenge with our debt and deficit and i would argue with our investment in people so that we can be vibrant once again in order to meet that challenge we have to have a balanced and fair approach that talks about spending cuts and entitlements and revenue. if revenue is not part of that package it's going to fall on the middle class. if the...
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it's how we deal with deficit reduction and the fiscal cliff. i'm going back to washington tomorrow to make sure that we do not do deficit reduction on the backs of the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor. i was very gratified to hear the other day that harry reid said appropriately that social security has nothing to do with deficit reduction, hasn't added a nichol to the deficit. that's off the table. we have to come up with a plan that's fair, a plan in which the republicans understand that their proposals during the campaign to extend tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country is not what the american people want. there's a big debate on this. i'm confident we have the american people on our side who want deficit reduction but want it done in a way that is fair. >> if you're concerned that this will be a distraction or will provide ammunition for some of those who may disagree with the way you say we should approach dealing with the fiscal cliff and give them some am migs to make more hay, so to speak, about david petraeus,
it's how we deal with deficit reduction and the fiscal cliff. i'm going back to washington tomorrow to make sure that we do not do deficit reduction on the backs of the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor. i was very gratified to hear the other day that harry reid said appropriately that social security has nothing to do with deficit reduction, hasn't added a nichol to the deficit. that's off the table. we have to come up with a plan that's fair, a plan in which the republicans...
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thank you very much. >> all right. >>> we've got some developing news on the fiscal cliff negotiations. plan bs are being put into potential motion. our gaggle will be here next to discuss that. but first, we leave you with the white housout menu of the day. minestrone chicken sausage. i believe this is a new one. it just feels like a fancy way to see leftovers. don't forget to check out the website. we'll be right back. last minut. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. by december 22nd oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend
thank you very much. >> all right. >>> we've got some developing news on the fiscal cliff negotiations. plan bs are being put into potential motion. our gaggle will be here next to discuss that. but first, we leave you with the white housout menu of the day. minestrone chicken sausage. i believe this is a new one. it just feels like a fancy way to see leftovers. don't forget to check out the website. we'll be right back. last minut. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas?...
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chuck, we've been talking about the fiscal cliff. some people joked around we should make it a drinking game. every time we say fiscal cliff, you should take a drink at home. i wouldn't recommend because it's going to make for a very long day and a very long week. wall street is watching all of this, kind of watching how it shapes up. the rhetoric on both sides, what they expect may come out at the end of it. today we spoke with the ceo of xerox, one of the business leaders heading to the white house tomorrow to speak with the president about this. she told us she'd like to make a couple of points to the president. first of all, she will be listening to what he has to say. "a," this has to happen from a logic perfespective. she can't imagine the politicians will allow us to go over the fiscal cliff and that, "b," we need to see some positive action that's taken from this. from her perspective she would like to see a tax policy more business friendly. most business leaders mean that's a tax policy you lower the rate but cut out 0 the
chuck, we've been talking about the fiscal cliff. some people joked around we should make it a drinking game. every time we say fiscal cliff, you should take a drink at home. i wouldn't recommend because it's going to make for a very long day and a very long week. wall street is watching all of this, kind of watching how it shapes up. the rhetoric on both sides, what they expect may come out at the end of it. today we spoke with the ceo of xerox, one of the business leaders heading to the white...
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he talked about the fiscal cliff. he laid down the law you saw him there. he wants the tax cuts extended for everybody under $250,000 and got to general petraeus and this whole intertwined story with benghazi, that's when it got really rough. the president took out after republicans namely john mccain and lindsey graham for the criticism leveled at susan rice. the u.n. secretary, shortly after the attacks that resulted in the death of four americans, she went on "meet the press" and other sunday shows and said what happened in benghazi was the result of a spontaneous protest that morphed in to something else and resulted in the death of those americans. republicans attacking ever since. but now, as susan rice's name floated as a successor to hillary clinton as secretary of state, mccain and graham taken out after susan rice. that, no question about it, it came from the heart and raised the ire of president obama. here's what he had to say. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody they should go after me. and i'm happy to
he talked about the fiscal cliff. he laid down the law you saw him there. he wants the tax cuts extended for everybody under $250,000 and got to general petraeus and this whole intertwined story with benghazi, that's when it got really rough. the president took out after republicans namely john mccain and lindsey graham for the criticism leveled at susan rice. the u.n. secretary, shortly after the attacks that resulted in the death of four americans, she went on "meet the press" and...
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a fiscal cliff. we'll let him explain. plus greece really needs to get its act together. come on, guys. i'm not sure how much more of this we can watch. greek politicians now brawling on morning television, taking swings at women. tell you what's going on here a little bit later in the snow. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. another day of brutal killing of civilians in syria and another round of condemnations from a united nations that can only condemn. with the reported massacre of another 80 civilians this week, international envoy kofi annan is warning of an all-out civil war there. we'll have a live report in just a moment from nbc's amon mohadine but first a look at the latest on the ground from syria and some of the images in the report are graphic. >> lying for the world to see, the victims of what amateur video appears to show as a massacre in the village of kobair and surrounding areas. among the dead, women and children, even entire families were killed. we reached a human rights activist in syria in contact with ey
a fiscal cliff. we'll let him explain. plus greece really needs to get its act together. come on, guys. i'm not sure how much more of this we can watch. greek politicians now brawling on morning television, taking swings at women. tell you what's going on here a little bit later in the snow. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. another day of brutal killing of civilians in syria and another round of condemnations from a united nations that can only...
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all of this comes as the nation nears the edge of you know what, the fiscal cliff. joining me is democratic congressman chris van hollen, he's the top democrat on the house budget committee. thank you so much for joining me. >> tamron, great to be with you. >> congratulations to you and your party. so many victories to celebrate. when's the around the corner and first read says we have a status quo result. what do you make of that? >> well, look. the president for the last four years has said he's willing to meet republicans halfway. he's willing to reach genuine compromise but for four years republicans in the house of representatives and in the senate said their number one priority has been to defeat the president. tried to block him at every turn so the question is what lessons will republicans learn from last night? as you discussed, there's some that say we have to become more moderate and others trying to double down on the right wing tea party message. if we compromise, they have to meet the president halfway and the president was very clear in the campaign o
all of this comes as the nation nears the edge of you know what, the fiscal cliff. joining me is democratic congressman chris van hollen, he's the top democrat on the house budget committee. thank you so much for joining me. >> tamron, great to be with you. >> congratulations to you and your party. so many victories to celebrate. when's the around the corner and first read says we have a status quo result. what do you make of that? >> well, look. the president for the last...
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cliff. this coming january. along with the trauma that would unleash on our economy. >> now, congresswoman, here's mitch mcconnell saying that the democrats are trying to push this country over the fiscal cliff. speaker john boehner says the democrats are trying to quote tank the u.s. economy. how are democrats planning to push back? >> i am so proud of the democrats who have said, no, we're not going to fall for this game. there is nothing more cynical than what the republicans have said because they actually did try to push, many of them, push us over the fiscal cliff in the chicken game that they played over the death krooeling last time and to blame the democrats to sit down and talk to them after all of the compromises and outreach that has been offered by the democrats, what they're essentially saying is only way to do it is our way and if you don't, then you're the ones that are pushing us over the cliff. you know, and the cliff will exist if we don't go back to the clinton era tax ra
cliff. this coming january. along with the trauma that would unleash on our economy. >> now, congresswoman, here's mitch mcconnell saying that the democrats are trying to push this country over the fiscal cliff. speaker john boehner says the democrats are trying to quote tank the u.s. economy. how are democrats planning to push back? >> i am so proud of the democrats who have said, no, we're not going to fall for this game. there is nothing more cynical than what the republicans...
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president obama's former budget director is now in favor of going off the fiscal cliff on january 1st. and today john baner said he's worried that that's exactly what will happen. >>> and i will show thank you a new viewer design of our fiscal cliff button. this is the one that i designed with the team but we're going to show you a new one later tonight. and president obama said that texas could soon become a swing state. the new star of texas politics, san antonio mayor and democratic convention keynote speaker, julian castro joins me next. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers
president obama's former budget director is now in favor of going off the fiscal cliff on january 1st. and today john baner said he's worried that that's exactly what will happen. >>> and i will show thank you a new viewer design of our fiscal cliff button. this is the one that i designed with the team but we're going to show you a new one later tonight. and president obama said that texas could soon become a swing state. the new star of texas politics, san antonio mayor and democratic...
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here and the cabbie is like they've got to fix this fiscal cliff, the world is going to come to the end. we started saying no it's the inequality cliff. >> that's very deliberate. that frame is very deliberate to frighten people and set up the political nature to which people would do things they never would otherwise do such as voting to cut social security and medicare and medicaid. which would normally be unthinkable. you've got to do it to have a balanced solution. >> and i think it's amazing the exconsistent to which despite the fact that we've had occupy, despite the fact that the wall street is their ultimate candidate mitt romney who is their embody, right, lost the election, we still frame everything in terms of what will hit the street. what will happen to wall street? which made tremendous profits over the last four years. they haven't been hurt at all. but they're so terrified of this fiscal cliff, it's their frame. >> last week, former partner of bain capital the irony is two things are happening simultaneously. the one hand, as actors in the political sphere, people in
here and the cabbie is like they've got to fix this fiscal cliff, the world is going to come to the end. we started saying no it's the inequality cliff. >> that's very deliberate. that frame is very deliberate to frighten people and set up the political nature to which people would do things they never would otherwise do such as voting to cut social security and medicare and medicaid. which would normally be unthinkable. you've got to do it to have a balanced solution. >> and i...
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. >> we will peer over the edge of the looming fiscal cliff when cnbc's john harwood joins us live next. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. ♪ so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. >>> what if we came up with a situation tomorrow, you opened up the newspaper, and there was some conciliation. there was some agreement. it may not be everything that one side would want, somewhere in the middle, maybe even closer to the extreme that you didn't like, but there was some compromise that was laid out. what kind of a stimulus do you think that would provide? >> i'd be a buyer of the market. >> that was goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein last week saying that the economy too actually see a boost if congress did its job and came to an agreement, any agreement, really, on the fiscal cliff. if lawmakers don
. >> we will peer over the edge of the looming fiscal cliff when cnbc's john harwood joins us live next. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. ♪ so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. >>>...
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if the president is re-elected we assume fiscal cliff gets dealt with earlier. if mitt romney wins the elect everything gets punted for six months. is that a fair assessment of the most like willy scenario here? >> it's a distinctly possible asse assessment. i would hope we would get out of the lame duck which is -- has the potential to be the mother of all lame duck sessions. a procedure that would lead to a comprehensive agreement on debt and deficit reduction which would allow the fiscal cliff to be put off in a way there will be action on the underlying problem which is our deficit and debt. that's the third pathway. the two you mentioned are distinctly possible pathways, also. >> we have this dual trigger nightmare. we have tax rates that would go up on december 31st and the sequestration that goes in. >> and the debt ceiling. >> i was going to bring it up but you brought it up first, does that at all force a grand bargain here? obviously there are a lot of democrats who say this time, what, no. it may take going off the cliff. i had a few democrats indicat
if the president is re-elected we assume fiscal cliff gets dealt with earlier. if mitt romney wins the elect everything gets punted for six months. is that a fair assessment of the most like willy scenario here? >> it's a distinctly possible asse assessment. i would hope we would get out of the lame duck which is -- has the potential to be the mother of all lame duck sessions. a procedure that would lead to a comprehensive agreement on debt and deficit reduction which would allow the...
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president obama's former budget director is now in favor of going off the fiscal cliff on january 1st. and today john baner said he's worried that that's exactly what will happen. >>> and i will show thank you a new viewer design of our fiscal cliff button. this is the one that i designed with the team but we're going to show you a new one later tonight. and president obama said that texas could soon become a swing state. the new star of texas politics, san antonio mayor and democratic convention keynote speaker, julian castro joins me next. capella university understands rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu >>> if you're looking for the future, i think the president's budget is better, meets the ar
president obama's former budget director is now in favor of going off the fiscal cliff on january 1st. and today john baner said he's worried that that's exactly what will happen. >>> and i will show thank you a new viewer design of our fiscal cliff button. this is the one that i designed with the team but we're going to show you a new one later tonight. and president obama said that texas could soon become a swing state. the new star of texas politics, san antonio mayor and democratic...
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fiscal cliff. >> he has a strong hand in the fiscal cliff but at this point to the average voter doesn't reflect on him. >> i don't think the white house has things to be worried about other than it's a headache and takes them off question. there is a morals and values question. richard cohen and "the washington post" today says get petraeus back to work. i will read an excerpt. >> i mean, there it is. besides who shot jr, we don't know what is going on and beyond that, it is interesting, you know, i don't know what the politics are in terms of left/right, conservative versus liberal or democrat versus republican. it does seem to me that a the lot of the people who are more conservative in this line of work, have big scandals, join us on the flawed sinful side over here. we know our limitations. as clint eastwood said, to quote a guy now speaking to a full chair, a man has to know his limits. know what you're dealing with. i'm just stunned that people in charge of security, are this sloppy. >> yes. >> i'm stunned that -- you're the head of the cia. you can't mack with any more secretiven
fiscal cliff. >> he has a strong hand in the fiscal cliff but at this point to the average voter doesn't reflect on him. >> i don't think the white house has things to be worried about other than it's a headache and takes them off question. there is a morals and values question. richard cohen and "the washington post" today says get petraeus back to work. i will read an excerpt. >> i mean, there it is. besides who shot jr, we don't know what is going on and beyond...
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the fiscal cliff looming for congress. is speaker boehner ready to make a deal with the president and democrats? can the country afford another missed opportunity? good morning from new york city. it is the day after, wednesday, november 7, 2012. we have a special two-hour edition of "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. ahead this morning, senator elect angus king of maine. who he will kau can cuss with. maggie hassan of new hampshire. new york congressman steve israel as well as my man that i like to talk about in the future of the republican party, mike murphy. righto my first reads. it took president obama exactly 12 minutes longer to win his second term than a first one. we called the 2000 race at 11:00. this time at 11:12 p.m. we're not even 12 hours removed from that moment yet and it's clear that the second obama term will face enormous challenges in trying to resolve the country's if iscal future and create a governing coalition to make that happen in washington but, first, let's look at how the president made his
the fiscal cliff looming for congress. is speaker boehner ready to make a deal with the president and democrats? can the country afford another missed opportunity? good morning from new york city. it is the day after, wednesday, november 7, 2012. we have a special two-hour edition of "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. ahead this morning, senator elect angus king of maine. who he will kau can cuss with. maggie hassan of new hampshire. new york congressman steve israel as well as my...
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-- averting the fiscal cliff? do you think that anything seriously can be done during the lame-duck session to give the business community some confidence that there will be some reason to invest to hire? >> let's just be very clear if we go over the fiscal cliff it's a serious recession and i believe it will be irresponsible to voluntarily go into recession. >> and say to the republican leaders and democratic be leaders -- >> both sides. >> hands have been tied particularly by tea party advocates, a lot of those freshmen not willing to give at all on taxes. you have to give something on the tax side, on the revenue side, as well as the spending side and, obviously, entitlements. >> on the politics democrats in charge of the white house and senate and at least equally if not more responsible for the outcome so i take that with a grain of salt. here's the important thing, there are two different issues. issue one how do we get from now to the spring of 2013 without having a recession. the best way to do it is exten
-- averting the fiscal cliff? do you think that anything seriously can be done during the lame-duck session to give the business community some confidence that there will be some reason to invest to hire? >> let's just be very clear if we go over the fiscal cliff it's a serious recession and i believe it will be irresponsible to voluntarily go into recession. >> and say to the republican leaders and democratic be leaders -- >> both sides. >> hands have been tied...
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democrats say if they don't get it, they'll let the economy go over the so-call fiscal cliff. >> if we can't get a good deal, a balanced deal that calls on the wheealthy to pay their fair share, i will absolutely be talking about it next year. i think the party and the american people will support that. >> my colleague, the great kelly o'donnell, congressional correspondent joins me now. kelly, it seems like that democrats are digging in much like republicans did during the debt limit deal, saying they have the cards here, what are you hearing on the hill and what's going to be their plan. >> good morning, luke, we have our hands full up here, don't we? it seems the big bargaining chip this summer is going to be the so-called fiscal cliff and what happens to tax cuts, you heard patty murray there, she was in charge of trying to keep democrats in control of the senate when the election comes, there is a big fight looming and democrats have seen the idea of middle income tax breaks, the same thing that people are paying now continues into the new year. we're hearing the president say tha
democrats say if they don't get it, they'll let the economy go over the so-call fiscal cliff. >> if we can't get a good deal, a balanced deal that calls on the wheealthy to pay their fair share, i will absolutely be talking about it next year. i think the party and the american people will support that. >> my colleague, the great kelly o'donnell, congressional correspondent joins me now. kelly, it seems like that democrats are digging in much like republicans did during the debt...
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on the fiscal cliff in fairness, what you say about congress not doing anything on the fiscal cliff is the same as obama not doing anything. >> right. >> they can't solve it. you have to have an election to solve it. and i believe they will solve it afterwards. i do think that the polls show us that whether or not obama gets a surge at the end, there's not going to be a surge that kicks republicans out of the house. it's pretty clear that the wave just isn't there. and i think the likelihood is that we end up, if you had to bet right now you'd say odds greater than 50/50 we end up with the same three leaders after the election than we've got right now. >> there was an important caveat, that you say you think they will do something about the fiscal cliff. >> yes. >> and that, you know, we read reports, politico reporting that libelist rag reporting that, look, they may punt the see questers to 2014. it's a constant sort of kicking the cadown the road. >> i think, if obama's re-elected the first phone call one of the first to john boehner and resume the grand bargain negotiations asap an
on the fiscal cliff in fairness, what you say about congress not doing anything on the fiscal cliff is the same as obama not doing anything. >> right. >> they can't solve it. you have to have an election to solve it. and i believe they will solve it afterwards. i do think that the polls show us that whether or not obama gets a surge at the end, there's not going to be a surge that kicks republicans out of the house. it's pretty clear that the wave just isn't there. and i think the...
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last week the fed chairman ben bernanke warned of the fiscal shock if the fiscal cliff is not dealt with. let's remind everybody. republicans have set the calendar about this adjournment. that's why the lights are out. but what we -- will we see anything, any difference after the elections itself? it f that's what we have to wait for, what is the big difference that we're going to see after the election? >> i think the republicans are counting on governor romney winning. if he were to win the presidency, which looks unlikely now, then they would be able to kick the can down the road into next year and be in a much stronger position to resolve the tax issue because they wouldn't face a veto from a president romney. if president obama's re-elected, en they're not in nearly as strong a negotiating position. and i think they're even admitting now that if president obama is re-elected that their hand will be forced and they will have to come off their position on taxes. again, remember this is all about grover norquist and all the republicans who have signed pledges never to raise taxes on an
last week the fed chairman ben bernanke warned of the fiscal shock if the fiscal cliff is not dealt with. let's remind everybody. republicans have set the calendar about this adjournment. that's why the lights are out. but what we -- will we see anything, any difference after the elections itself? it f that's what we have to wait for, what is the big difference that we're going to see after the election? >> i think the republicans are counting on governor romney winning. if he were to win...
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fiscal cliff, anyone? sorry, steve. i know you hate that phrase. in the guest spot today helping us identify senators to depoll larize our senate is jimmy williams who worked with dick durb durbin. >> jimmy -- >> that's not easy. >> jimmy, so you heard harry reid's obstructionist mantra before the election. should we expect a softer harry reid to emerge after the election? >> harry reid was a boxer in college, so i think that tells you -- he was a capitol hill policeman before he was a united states senator and the majority leader. that gives you everything you need to know about the majority leader. >> so no, then? >> the answer is i think the comment that you put up on november 2nd was preelection date, and now he is going to be leading an expanded democratic caucus. he wants -- listen, his reputation is on the line e.s the senate to be old school, to get aalong, to do things, to produce things. so i know -- yes, kornacki does hate the words "fiscal cliff," but watch for the fade-away of the gang of six. there's three democrats and republicans th
fiscal cliff, anyone? sorry, steve. i know you hate that phrase. in the guest spot today helping us identify senators to depoll larize our senate is jimmy williams who worked with dick durb durbin. >> jimmy -- >> that's not easy. >> jimmy, so you heard harry reid's obstructionist mantra before the election. should we expect a softer harry reid to emerge after the election? >> harry reid was a boxer in college, so i think that tells you -- he was a capitol hill policeman...
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now, everybody agrees we have to do something about the fiscal cliff. the question becomes now that you agree you have to do something, who gets saved. the president made clear investments in creating jobs and infrastructure and education and technology are not negotiable. >> the house all revenue measures have to originate in the house. john boehner talked about the looming fiscal cliff and like the president he also hinted at room for compromise. you have to listen carefully to see the compromise that could be coming. >> it's clear that there are a lot of special interest loopholes in the tax code, both corporate and personal. it's also clear that there are all kinds of deductions, some of which make cents. others don't. everything, everything on the revenue side and on the spending side has to be looked at. >> senator chuck schumer in new york this morning on msnbc suggested that the right wing might be more willing to accept compromise now. he's being hopeful. let's watch. >> boehner wants to compromise. that's why he gave that speech. you know, boe
now, everybody agrees we have to do something about the fiscal cliff. the question becomes now that you agree you have to do something, who gets saved. the president made clear investments in creating jobs and infrastructure and education and technology are not negotiable. >> the house all revenue measures have to originate in the house. john boehner talked about the looming fiscal cliff and like the president he also hinted at room for compromise. you have to listen carefully to see the...
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according to the tax policy center, if no changes are made to the budget to alleviate the fiscal cliff measures, taxes are rise in 2013 by an average of $3500 per household for 90% of americans. the 2013 federal budget expected to result in a $900 billion deficit. >>> all right. enough of the real news. let's huddle around the water cooler to see how john stewart worked through the denver debate. >> there is no red america! there is no blue america! there is only the america that can't believe how bad this guy did in the debate. obama lost despite mitt romney doing this. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you too. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow from china to pay for it. >> mother [ bleep ] fired big bird! romney could have water boarded aladdin, put down blue, deported dora the explorer, and still won walking away. romney won with the sound up. >> you're entitled, as a president, to your own airplane and house, but not to your own facts. >> romney won with the
according to the tax policy center, if no changes are made to the budget to alleviate the fiscal cliff measures, taxes are rise in 2013 by an average of $3500 per household for 90% of americans. the 2013 federal budget expected to result in a $900 billion deficit. >>> all right. enough of the real news. let's huddle around the water cooler to see how john stewart worked through the denver debate. >> there is no red america! there is no blue america! there is only the america that...
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some immediate challenges face either chief executive the looming fiscal cliff. joining me bill burton former deputy white house press secretary and co-founders of priorities usa and michael steele msnbc analyst and former republican national chairman. bill burton you were involved in one of the super pacs on behalf of the president. it's been very edgy on both sides accusations of false advertising, both campaigns. what about the fact that somebody's going to be elected president, we hope we'll know tonight or tomorrow, at the latest, and then how do you begin negotiating with the political opposition? >> well, i think, you know, a lot of money has been spent in this election and i think people will have a lot of questions afterwards as to whether or not over on the republican side hundreds of millions of dollars weren't just wasted to no affect whatsoever. we feel like we were able to have an impact and feel good about that. if you look at what's going to happen after this election there are huge problems looming for when the president is re-elect the and i thi
some immediate challenges face either chief executive the looming fiscal cliff. joining me bill burton former deputy white house press secretary and co-founders of priorities usa and michael steele msnbc analyst and former republican national chairman. bill burton you were involved in one of the super pacs on behalf of the president. it's been very edgy on both sides accusations of false advertising, both campaigns. what about the fact that somebody's going to be elected president, we hope...
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. >> and the fiscal cliff. >> let's talk about the fiscal cliff. tomorrow president obama will sit down with congressional leaders, as we've been talking about, to kick off negotiations on how to try to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. yesterday's news conference set the tone for these meetings. the president, as we witnessed, was confident. he was reminding house republicans that he earned political capital on election day to push his plan for tax hikes on the wealthy. take a listen. >> if there's one thing that everybody understood was a big difference between myself and mr. romney, it was when it comes to how we reduce our deficit, i argued for a balanced, responsible approach, and part of that included making sure that the wealthiest americans pay a little bit more. i think every voter out there understood that that was an important debate. and the majority of voters agreed with me. by the way, more voters agreed with me on this issue than voted for me. so we've got a clear majority of the american people who recognize if we're going to be ser
. >> and the fiscal cliff. >> let's talk about the fiscal cliff. tomorrow president obama will sit down with congressional leaders, as we've been talking about, to kick off negotiations on how to try to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. yesterday's news conference set the tone for these meetings. the president, as we witnessed, was confident. he was reminding house republicans that he earned political capital on election day to push his plan for tax hikes on the wealthy. take a...
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in 15 minutes congressional leaders will meet with president obama to talk about the fiscal cliff. also this morning former cia director david patraeus testifying at two closed hearings on capitol hill about what happened on september 11 in libya. >>> major developments in the situation in israel and gaza where they could be on the brink of war. two rockets hitting southern tel aviv today. that was the sound they heard there. while no one was hurt it is the farthest gaza has ever hit inside israel. a brief cease-fire earlier in the day did not last long either. let's go to gaza live. >> reporter: good morning, richard. in fact, those sirens you're hearing on the israeli side, there aren't any of them here in gaza. in fact, israel has been carrying out air strikes all over the course of the past several hours. palestinians are reporting that there were casualties including a palestinian boy in the city. palestinian militants have been able to fire rockets into southern israel. there is no sign that the conflict on that front is actually slowing down. in fact, what many people here a
in 15 minutes congressional leaders will meet with president obama to talk about the fiscal cliff. also this morning former cia director david patraeus testifying at two closed hearings on capitol hill about what happened on september 11 in libya. >>> major developments in the situation in israel and gaza where they could be on the brink of war. two rockets hitting southern tel aviv today. that was the sound they heard there. while no one was hurt it is the farthest gaza has ever hit...
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we've got a fiscal cliff. we're about to fall off a fiscal cliff. it's very simple. medicare is going bankrupt. >> you think he should go on the campaign trail right now. that's what you would do and say this? >> you don't start it 13 days out. you start it a year out and nice. and after that i was able to get deals that i'm and bigger. can you believe this? four years after the crash, nobody's talking about the fact that too big to fail has gotten bigger. nobody on either side is talking about breaking up the big banks. nobody on either side's talking about breaking up the military industrial complex. nobody on either side is talking about breaking up the big government. everything's getting bigger. the banks are getting bigger. the military's getting bigger. government's getting bigger. the war machine's getting bigger. our taxes are getting higher. nobody on either side are tackling these issues. we are, willie geist, we are as bloated as the yankees' payroll. this doesn't end well. >> he worked it in. >> do you believe i worked it in? seriously. >> he's right. >>
we've got a fiscal cliff. we're about to fall off a fiscal cliff. it's very simple. medicare is going bankrupt. >> you think he should go on the campaign trail right now. that's what you would do and say this? >> you don't start it 13 days out. you start it a year out and nice. and after that i was able to get deals that i'm and bigger. can you believe this? four years after the crash, nobody's talking about the fact that too big to fail has gotten bigger. nobody on either side is...